Claveria is one of twenty-eight (28) municipalities (along with one city) that comprise the province of Cagayan in the Cagayan Valley. The town is politically subdivided into forty-one (41) barangays, and is a part of the 2nd Congressional District of Cagayan.

Claveria today is one of the cleanest towns in the Philippines. It is blessed with a wide expanse of fine sand beaches sprawling along its coast, and offers many other scenic spots including the famous Lakay-Lakay Lagoon, Mabnang and Kilkiling Falls.